Originally posted by sutherland Wow. Good job. Putting the OP on the ignore list and telling him/her that they shouldn't be here?!? Last I checked, this was a forum for discussion and I do not see anything within the OP's post that is out of line:
Originally posted by boriscleto When you've been here a few more years you'll understand.
Originally posted by neokind Seriously. I don't understand the sensitivity of some folks around here. The ad hominem attacks and knee-jerk blocking are an off putting aspect of some corners of this forum. He clearly likes Pentax as a brand and is frustrated that they aren't matching the competition in areas that he finds important (as do many others.)
With all due respect to the OP, when entering and engaging with any established community for the first time (including forums such as these), a certain social awareness and diplomacy is recommended. I'd always suggest the first few interactions with community members should be spent establishing a rapport and acceptance before getting into the gritty stuff
That said, some of our members have become a little quick to assume that disagreeable opinions from a newcomer are trolling. This is based on sound experience - it has happened
many times in the past. But it doesn't make those reactions right (at least, not every time), and as @UncleVanya mentioned in one of his earlier posts, we should assume the OP means well and forgive the slightly blunt introduction. I'd like to believe we can extend the hand of friendship to welcome a new and - I hope - regular contributor to our forums